Recent content by TrueCentauri

Concernig the S&P article, I will wait for it. I just read the Nasa website on microgravity combustion. See the link below. http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/combustion/index.htm A candle burns 10 times slower. The smallest combustion ever was seen in space ( :shock: ! (0,5 Watt which is...

Personally, I think it would complicate matters without adding much joy or balance. Who likes to have fires should be down to wet water navy. Apart from that, fires on a space ship are a sheer nonsense. If you have a fire, simply turn off gravity, close the door and the fire dies out. Fire...

There is an episode in season 5 in which Dr Franklin explains that the ion cannon is an exclusive Centauri weapon - no other race uses it. And the Centauri raids are carried out by vorchans (or variants). Soo.. Why did they miss it? :shock: :?:

I think that in general, if you play enough games, the effect of criticals cancel. It is just like a soccer referee, sometimes you get a penalty for nothing, and sometimes you get beaten to death - and nothing, just continue playing... (4 criticals which only damage the coffeemachine, while his...

allthough True Centauri, my choice is the G'Quan. It explodes so nicely in season 2 8) And with the best warpaint. And on the second place the menacing shadow vessels. Just listen to the menacing description Delenn uses in season 3 episode 1. :evil: Earth Alliance is just plain ugly...

I guess the economics are much against it. Molds for plastic, especially resin can also be cheap. Photo-etched parts can also be quite inexpensive. My experience with those two is that you get other problems with building and assembly than with the white metal. Next to this, figurines are...

When looking at the episodes, shadow ships are turreted. Indeed they only fire from one point of the hull. but they can roll the ship in any direction while doing so. Example? The fleeing shadow vessels in shadow dancing fire on their pursuers. So actually the ship can have any attitude while...

Ok, this tread is moving in the same line as the other fighter treads - the old idea's come back to the table. Before jumping to repair-mode, let's make some conclusions: 1) Most votes were for option three, fighting with carriers agains the big guns ships should be possible with ACTA, on equal...

Indeed no carriers are seen. Allthough Sheridan mentoined them in 'Shadow Dancing' (I remember this because in the Netherlands this was ill translated to bulkcarriers). But the ship close to a Carrier in the show is Babylon 5 itself , before GROPOS. It is curious to see that many things we...

At the moment various treads go on fighter survivability. This is not only an issue concerning if individual fighters can play a tactical role at all, but their motherships seem also in need for revival. What is your opinion on the tactical role of fighters and carriers in this game? Option 1...

I choose option 2, because it has the least impact on the rules, is in line with the show as well, and limits bookkeeping and adjusting shiplists to nil. Elegant, simple and effective. No extra dicing needed as well. 8)

I also agree with Balance. If they do not have a tactical role apart from killing other fighters, why use them anyway? And why bother to counter fighters with fighters if they can't really hurt you in most cases? I guess because they were included in the ship. Who would buy them if they weren't...

Wulf, I understand your reasoning, but if the flights hadn't been deployed before battle, It would also prone to be an oopsie too. And there are people here saying that launching fighters should not block a special action. If no SA means that the crew is too busy to cope with the damage, why...

Iwould rather give them simply more fighters, and give fighters the ability to stack so they can concentrate in one arc. Then you have a viable carrier. Every extra rule you connect to special fighter ability will only complicate matters. Especially for a newbie. In my view the fighters on a...

First, it fits the show and character of the races. Second, I think it is too complex. (I thought skindancing is already too complex) 8) Anyway, the rules are complex enough already, but you want to add complexity add some special action like skindancing and keep it unique for a certain...